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House Committee on Ways and Means
AGENDA
Room 45 and Zoom
January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023
Last Updated 3/21/2023 9:45 AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
10:00 AM FLOOR
After the floor Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Pass thru Entities
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Inflation Metrics and Pressures
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
9:00 AM 23-0864 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont's tax laws
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
10:00 AM NCSL Introduction
Erica MacKellar, Senior Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM 23-0629 - An act relating to imposing a multi-year moratorium on the reappraisal requirement under 32 VSA section 4041s and to create a State appraisal assistance program
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
11:30 AM Lunch
12:00 PM Caucus of the Whole
House Chamber
1:15 PM Fees Discussion
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Agatha Kessler, Assistant Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
3:00 PM FLOOR
Thursday, February 2, 2023
9:00 AM Current Use
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Elizabeth Hunt, Current Use Program Supervisor, Department of Taxes
Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM FY24 Budget
Study to assess land-based taxes
Joseph Minicozzi, Principal, Urban3
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 107 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district
Lori Hirshfield, Director of Planning and Development, Town of Hartford
2:15 PM 23-0864 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont's tax laws
Jeffrey Dooley, Taxpayer Advocate, Department of Taxes
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
3:00 PM FLOOR
Friday, February 3, 2023
9:15 AM H. 144 - An act relating to exempting unemployment compensation from income tax
Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
9:30 AM FLOOR
After the floor Categories of Non Homestead Properties
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM H. 46 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of Colchester Fire District No. 3
potential vote
Rep. Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch